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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/karva

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic

Etymology

From earlier *kawra, borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Lithuanian gauras (hair, tuft of hair), Latvian gauri (pubic hair)).

Noun

*karva

  1. body hair
  2. fur
  3. color

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: karv
  • Finnish: karva
  • Ingrian: karva
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: (Courland) kǭra, (Salaca) kara
  • Livvi: karvu
  • Ludian: karv
  • Veps: karv
  • Võro: karv
  • Votic: karvõ

Further reading

  • karv in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
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